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Jacob de Wit (1695-1754)

A female Figure holding a Sceptre, seated on the Clouds

signed 'JdWit'; black and red chalk, brown and grey wash, grey ink framing lines
341 x 241 mm.
Provenance
with B. Houthakker, Amsterdam, 1959
Exhibited
Nijmegen, 1965, no. 57
Amsterdam, 1975/6, no. 142

Lot Essay

A drawing of the same model playing a harp seated in the opposite direction, in the same technique and of similar size, is in the Foundation Custodia, Institut Néerlandais, Paris (A. Staring, Jacob de Wit 1695-1754, Amsterdam, 1958, no. 10, illustrated). Staring (op.cit.) suggests that both may be related to studies De Wit made in 1770 for decorations in the Mozes en Aäronkerk, Amsterdam

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